Locomotive tender



Nov. 13, 1928.

F. DARBY LOCOMOTIVE TENDER- Filed Aug. 29. 1927 INVENTOR DARBY BY wwr.

ATTORNEY ill Patented Nov. 13, 1928.

FREDERICK DARBY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LocoMorIvE TENDER.

Application filed August 29, 1927. Serial 17o. 216,257.

My invention relates to improvementsin tenders for locomotives, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

The coal hoppers or the ordinary locomotive tender are very often filled with coal which is heaped up beyond the sides of the tender to such an extent that the lumps 01" coal tend to work down and fall off from the sides during the movement oi the locomotive,

A further object is to provide a tender having a hopper which-may be loaded in the ordinary way andin which the, excess coal may fall off into the bin, and being provided with retaining members which can be shifted so as to prevent any further falling off of the coal. Y

A further object is to provide a device of the type described in which hinged extensions of the sides of the hopper may be moved siniultaneously to an inclined position ready for the loading of thehopper and the falling off or the excess coal into the coal bin, said means being adapted to shiftthe extensions to a position to prevent further loss of the coal.

Other objects and advantages will appear 7 in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which I Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a. lotomotive tender constructed according to my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view 2.2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a side View of a portion of the inner wall of the hopper shown in Figure 1,

and c Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view along the line 4-4l of Figure 2,

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a tender 1 of ordinary construction and along the line having a coal hopper :2. The side .Walls of the hopper are indicated at 3.

Ilingedly secured to the top edges of the side walls 3 are extensions 4. It will be observed that the hinges 5 are disposed near.

theends o1 the hopper, the brackets for the hinges being on the-inner side or the hopper. The extensions are in'the form of plates and are of sufficient width tooverlapthe side walls, as shown in Figure :2. The purpose ot this overlapping will be .explainedlater.

Secured to an end wall 6 of the hopper is a lever 7. In Figure 4, I have shown the manner in which this lever is mounted. It will be observed that there is a boss 8 on the end wall 6 and a bolt 9 passes through the boss and the end wall and is secured by means of a nut 10 and washer 11. The lever 7 is pivotally mounted on an enlarged portion ofthe bolt and is held inpositionhy a nut 12 and a washer 13. i Secured to the lever above the pivot bolt 9 is a linkll which is pivotally connerted to one of the extensions 4, while a similar link 15 is secured to the lower end of the lever and is pivotally secured, to the other extension 4. The lever 7 is provided with a locking pin 16 which may enter notches such as that shown at 17 in a locking arm 18 carried by a bracket 19. i

From the" foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof maybe readily understood When it is desired to load the hopper with coal, the locomotive is moved so thatthe hopper-is underneath the delivery chute and the lever 7 is moved into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. In order to accomplish this, the locking arm 18 is raised and the lever is then shifted and the'arm is dropped over the pin '16. The shifting of the lever will bring the extensions 4 into the dotted-line position shown in Figure 2, where they rest on brackets such as those shown at 20.

The coal may now be loaded into the hopper and if an excess amount of coal is delivered, it will fill the hopper and will overflow, falling elf the inclined extensions 4 into, the coal bin; When the hopper has been loaded, the lever 7 is now shifted to the fullline position shown in Figure 2 and locked with the locking arm 18. This will swing the extensions into vertical positions in substantial alignment with the sides, the lower part of the extensions then abutting the sides of the hopper, as shown in Figure 2. Thus the extensions" are held on one side of the pivot'by direct Contact with the side of the hopper and on the other side of by the links 14 and 15; e a

Now it will be observed that there is a space between the extensions and the bodyofthe heaped up coal which is indicated in dotted lines at 21 in Figur'e'fl'. Any coal-which tends to shake down toward the sides will be' caught and retained in the angle between the coal body and the extensions,fthereby preventing any coal from falling of? from the'hopper, It is cusfomary'to load a hop- L per to its fullest c'apacit'y, and 'withthe ordinary construction 's'ondeof tlie' oo l'l issu're to be'shaken down and will fall off from the sides; l/Vith'the present invention, however,

I this is entirely prevented. I

In order to insurethat thehinged'cxtensions will not be brokenoif and thrown from the moving locomotive, I have provided safe ty chains 22 which are attached at one endto the'ex'tehsions'and atthe other endto'the walls 3 of the hopper. If, for instance; the

pintle of the hinge shouldha'ppen to work loose, the'exten'sion will. be kept from falli'ng offby these c'liain's which will permitfre'e movement of the extensions, but will prevent their dropping" oil in casethey should become loosened. I

I claim: c

1. locomotive tender having a coal hop pen hinged extensions carried by the sides or: the hopper at the upper edges thereof, and mea s for swinging said extensions inwardly at an a'ngle'to' the sides and forswing' ing said extensions into substantially vertical alignment with the sides;

2. A locomotive tenderhavingv a coal hop= per, hinged extensions carried by the sides of the hopper the upper edges thereof,

the pivot idlytholding'said extensions in either POSlmeans for swinging said extensions inward ly" at 'an angle to the sides and-for swinging said extensions into substantially vertical alignment with the sides, and means for rig tion.

3; A locomotive tender having a coal hopper,'hinged extensions secured to the sides of said hoppe'r at: the upper ends thereof, means for simultaneously swingingsaid extensions inwardly at an angle to'the sides andfor simultaneously swinging the extensions out- I wardly in substantially vertical alignment with the sides,and means for holding the ex tensions rigidly in either of their shifted positions; I p

4'. A locomotive tender having a coalhopper, hinged extensions secured to the sides of said hopper at the upper ends thereof,

means for simultaneously swinging said ex?" tensions inwardly at an angle to the sides and for simultaneously swlnglng the exten sio'ns outwardly in substantially vertical alignment with the sides, means for holding the extensions rigidly in-either of their shifted positions, and flexible means connecting the sides of tliehopper'w th said extensions.

for preventing the accidental] dislodgme'nt and the dropping-of the extensions from'th'e sides.

5; A locomotive tender having a coal hopper, hinged extensions carried by the sides" ofsaid coal hopper at the upper ends thereof,

means including a lever and links for moving both of said hinged extensions simul-- taneously to a position inclined with respect tothe sides and for moving them into parallelism with the sides, and means for locking the moving mechanism tohold the extensions rigidly in either of their shifted positions.

FREDERICK. DARBY, 

